J Baxter
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I bought a pair of Brangus heifers Saturday. One about 350 lbs and one about 500 lbs. I brought them home Saturday afternoon and turned them out with my other cows. The 500lb heifer took right up with the other heifers in the pasture, but the 350lber immediately proceeded to look for mama. She ran around the pasture for about 10 minutes then as soon as I turned my back to mix some feed she went through the fence. I tracked her down in an old swamp about 3/4 of a mile behind the farm. I finally got her back home and promptly locked her up for the night in the stock trailer (I parked it in the middle of the other cattle in order for to become acclimated to them). I turned her out Sunday about lunch and she ran and bellowed for a couple of minutes. Then she settled down and stuck with the herd. She stayed with them all day and night and most of yesterday. When I got in late yesterday evening she was gone again. I looked for her for a couple of hours and finally gave up figuring eventually she'll come back as I have the only cattle in 20 miles and she'd have to cross rivers to get to them. Am I right in my theory or should I gather up a search party this afternoon?
JB
JB